Containers
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MSC gets on board social media
MSC has taken to social media in a big way finally. This week the world’s second largest containerline has opened…
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Venta Maersk departs Vladivostok on landmark Arctic voyage
The departed the port of Vladivostok today at 17.15 hrs local time and is now bound for Europe, becoming the…
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Smart bill of lading makes first successful trial
The first ever blockchain-based CargoX Smart Bill of Lading has successfully completed its historic mission during a trial shipment from…
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Weekly Broker: Quietest before dawn
The summer lull became acute this past week with the fewest deals done for many months. However, Weekly Broker is…
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Ship Finance International acquires three mega containerships
John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International (SFI) has entered into an agreement to acquire three large container vessels in combination with…
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Extra loaders deployed on bouyant transpacific
The belated bullrun on the transpacific has seen Maersk add a couple of extra loaders to make the most of…
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Maersk sets world record for single containership load
Denmark’s Maersk Line claims to have setthe a world record for the highest-ever load of containers carried on a single…
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Maersk sends first boxship along the Northern Sea Route
Maersk is sending a brand new boxship on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the next few days in a…
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Maersk Line adopts CargoSphere’s digital rate distribution system
CargoSphere, the American rate network for container shipping, has announced that Maersk Line has gone live with digital, fully-automated distribution…
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Maersk makes Rotterdam central to its sulphur cap strategy
Maersk has opted to make Rotterdam a central part of its fuel plans once the global sulphur cap kicks in…
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Imabari dominates container orderbook
Japan’s heyday in shipbuilding passed at the turn of the century, but in one key segment it still has a…
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Why this year’s transpacific peak season will be tricky
Klaus Lysdal from iContainers gives readers some tips on how to survive this year’s peak season on the transpacific. The…
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Seoul to provide financial support for Sinokor Heung-A merger
South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has made plans to financially support the merger between two domestic containership operators…
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MSC signs on to save to Kenya National Shipping Line
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) yesterday signed a deal in front of Kenya’s president to revive one of Africa’s most famous…
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Weekly Broker: Brokers wait for owners to get off their megayachts
For many the beach towels have been folded away, the suntan lotion popped back on shelf; the holidays are fast…
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Vard chosen to build Yara autonomous boxship
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has been chosen by Yara to build the Yara Birkeland, the world’s first autonomous and electric container…
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Yang Ming signs newbuilding contract for 10 boxships at CSBC
Taiwanese shipping line Yang Ming Marine Transport has officially signed shipbuilding contracts with compatriot shipyard CBSC yesterday for the construction…
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Digital freight space in limbo: Kontainers
The digital freight place for the container sector remains in limbo, somewhere short of where customers would want it to…
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Evergreen tenders for 36 more boxships
Taiwan’s Evergreen has put out a tender to take 36 boxships on long-term charter. The world’s seventh largest container is…
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HMM continues to report the worst results of all the major carriers
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), South Korea’s flagship carrier, continues to post the worst results of all the major carriers around…
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